. The New England farmer . \Tv , {^DORS. JULY, Harli! where the pwecpire soyilic now rips along; sturdy mower, emulous and. strorg,^^^,? \\ rithiig form mcrkliiiu htat dehes, oer his work and every sinew tries,Prostrates the waving treasure at his eet,But .-paeg the rising clover short and , Health, come Jollity, light-footed, come!Here hold jOur revels, and make this your home. Bloomjields Farnurn Boy. ULY is tlie greath ay-harvestmonth; and ifnot the is certainhone of the mostimportant of^?*~« 1/ our New Eng-hmd harvests.^ In this montht
. The New England farmer . \Tv , {^DORS. JULY, Harli! where the pwecpire soyilic now rips along; sturdy mower, emulous and. strorg,^^^,? \\ rithiig form mcrkliiiu htat dehes, oer his work and every sinew tries,Prostrates the waving treasure at his eet,But .-paeg the rising clover short and , Health, come Jollity, light-footed, come!Here hold jOur revels, and make this your home. Bloomjields Farnurn Boy. ULY is tlie greath ay-harvestmonth; and ifnot the is certainhone of the mostimportant of^?*~« 1/ our New Eng-hmd harvests.^ In this monththe energies ofthe farmer are3,^ fully taxed.^^^^^ Care mu,«t stillbe extended totlie corn andpotato will as-sume loo muchprominence ifthe cultivatorand hoe are not frequently among them. Thefield turnip, beet and mangel wurzel cropswill demand attention to thinning, weeding,and re2:)eated stirring of the groitnd, in orderto secure a rapid and lusty growth. The gar-den, also, which was prepared and planted. with care, Avill claim daily attention if only abrief hour is devoted to it. If drought pre-vails, weeds are so much more hard}- than mostof our cultivated crops that they will flourishand crowd out their more delicate the season be a wet one, then weeds mustbe displaced in order to let in sun and air tothe j)lants we are rearing. Some of the early grains Mill ripen, andmust receive their share of attention. All these varied cares will rest upon the far-mer during this month, in addition to the greatleading interest, that of securing the ha} cropin perfect condition. The poetry which we have quoted at thehead of this article was written long beforemachines for cutting grass by horse-powerwere known. Then six or eight men wererequired to cut as much grass in a day, asmay be done by a single man and a jiair ofhorses now. Besides, in using tlie machine,the grass woidd be spread, and thus save tliClabor of one or two persons more. And yet,here and there
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